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Introduction (Part 2): The Veil, the Vault and the Avenue
“The museum’s ‘veil’ lifts at its corners, welcoming visitors in.”[i]
– Elizabeth Diller, Diller, Scofidio + Renfro, architects, The Broad
The new, $100 million museum will be called The Broad, after its founder, local philanthropist Eli Broad. The sure-to-be-iconic building houses 50,000 square feet of exhibition and storage space for the Broad collections, and is designed by world-renowned architecture firm, Diller Scofidio + Renfro. It will be located on Grand Avenue in downtown, and will sit directly across from both Walt Disney Concert Hall and the Museum of Contemporary Art (MOCA). It is a testament to Broad’s generosity and also to his ability to negotiate a public-private project. Read the rest of this entry »
Written by exhibitioninquisition
May 3, 2013 at 10:00 AM
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